Yun Ding Garden Hotel Xiamen

... understand what we needed. They took us from one aisle to the other showing us everything from toilet paper to toilet bowl cleaner and still no one knew what we meant. Finally, while leaving the store, we found one, but it was definitely a close call. The people were very sweet, but definitely new to the tourist trade.

Our guide Nancy has been telling us that they grow the biggest bananas in ZhangZhou, indicating around 14" long. This we have to see but locally at Fuyu Lou they are not able to obtain them. Short bananas rule. And before we can get back to ZhangZhou we have some more Tulou to visit.

We head back towards the coast after our chosen breakfast of congee and fruit - although he still finds some bread for us to try despite the fact we are trying to eat a bit less! The ...

... and relatively bare of vegetation. They have a good source of building materials then! The valleys are wide and flat and intensively cultivated including many fish farms. They have driven a motorway straight through the ranges in long tunnels in several places and are constructing a railway along the coast as well. We stop at a very modern service station which has explicit notices on the toilet cubicle doors telling you "squatting posture" or "sitting posture"!

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... dry or soft) or any ammonia-based cleaners on any stone. These products will dull its luster. Also, do not use retail grout cleaners, scouring powders or bathroom tub and tile cleaners on your stone. For heavens sake please don't mix bleach and ammonia; this combination creates a toxic and lethal gas. To remove algae or moss from your stone in outdoor pool, patio or hot tub areas, flush with clear water and use a ...

... winter is coming. I guess Santa is already waiting up there in the northern plains of Novosibirsk, all packed up and ready to go. After breakfast I felt it is time to become active or freeze to death, so I enquired about air tickets to somewhere warm. Hainan island was quite a long way, but the girls at the reception got me a very cheap ticket to Xiamen, a place on the southeast coast I always wanted to visit, with a forecast promising more than 20 degrees down there ...

... Air Asia. It was a long day, we departured from Shanghai around noon time and when we arrived in Bangkok, it was 1130pm already, to avoid miss our connecting flight to Bangkok, we played safe and added up 4 hours waiting time in Xiamen. When we walked out of Xiamen airport, the "long time no see" warmth came up, weather was way nicer than Shanghai! We miss south east asia!! One more step closer!

... Oh David. C'Mon. Hangzhou was beautiful in every way. It was just delightful". David Stratton: No. I don't agree Margaret. It just didn't have the dramatic beauty which I've come to expect from these Chinese cities." Margaret Pomeranz: Oh David. Hangzhou is an absolutely gorgeous city. This is why I go travelling. 5 stars." Now it's Hong Kong time, a place that excites me no end. I can't wait. So, on leaving China proper, I've thought back on my trip in China by numbers ...